This post is part of an ongoing series of Rangers introductions. See Ranger Index (Who is Who?) for more details. Who am I I’m a young at heart 100% British geek that loves the redneck lifestyle. What makes you “tick” I love solving problems and learning...

I am dedicating this fun post to my son, Jacques, who calls me grumpy every day. In this short audio gem , Anisha Pindoria and Charles Sterling demonstrate that we also have lots of fun, even when we battle with video conferencing technologies, network...

One of our current objectives is to dogfood one Team Project, with one default and eight feature Teams, each with its own Git repository, as shown below. huh … ? Here are a few questions you may be pondering over. The answers in italic are my “2 cents...

Our monthly status and updates from the community is shared in as in the recent Ranger Flash – October 2014 embraces config as code followed by MVP special . To raise the awareness of our Rangers, their passion for and and solutions in technology, and...

You can find the latest flight plan snapshot at aka.ms/vsarFlightPlan news Config as Code for DevOps and ALM practitioners , v1, delivered practical, scenario-based guidance for the use of PowerShell desired state configuration (DSC) to design...

In Pop Quiz … which Rangers solution enjoys the highest downloads we asked you which of the Ranger aka.ms/vsarsolutions enjoyed the most downloads and the highest daily downloads since January 1, 2010. most downloads Winner : As expected, the Version...

Looking at Visual Studio ALM Ranger Solutions Catalogue (aka.ms/vsarsolutions) , do you have any idea which solution has had the (1) most downloads and the (2) highest average daily downloads since January 1, 2010? Add your candidates and a quick...

This post is part of an ongoing series of Rangers introductions. See Ranger Index (Who is Who?) for more details. Who you are? I’m originally from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, now an American citizen. I have lived in the US for the past 15 years, having worked...

I had the pleasure of attending an inspiring Professional Scrum Master course, delivered by none other than David Starr himself. why scrom? Just a joke or mistype by the staff at the Old Redmond Schoolhouse , which was a phenomenal venue for the workshop...

UPDATE : 2014.11 - No new project ideas have been prioritised, other than re-stating the Git for the TFVC User guidance. All ideas on the backlog will be transferred to triage #11.
We have just started triage #10, the second rolling triage, and are...

We are pleased to announce that the first version of the PowerShell Desired State Configuration for DevOps and ALM Practitioners guidance has shipped. what’s included? Guidance Posters Samples where is the stuff? the team A special THANK YOU to...

We are pleased that the registration has re-opened for the Certificate in DevOps and the first course Minimal Capabilities for DevOps . If you wish to discover concepts, approaches and the mindset for continuous software delivery and DevOps then this...

In the // the podcast about microsoft visual studio team foundation server, visual studio online and visual studio application lifecycle management, episode 82 … WOW , that many episodes already … I had the privilege to chat with two ALM MVP colleagues...

Who are you? Casual Q&A at TechReady 20 I am an avid programmer and still sling code every day. Started my life at Compaq Computers in the mid 90’s. I was a process consultant for 7 years before joining MS as a TSP for DevTools...

My experience in why the Visual Studio NEWS extension is nothing to ignore or sneeze at made me realise that the widgets, extensions and tools that extend Visual Studio and Team Foundation Server are invaluable. Discoverability is an issue, gathering...

This post is part of an ongoing series of Rangers introductions. See Ranger Index (Who is Who?) for more details. Who you are? I'm a Microsoft Premier Field Engineer working in Australia supporting customers on TFS, ALM and general .NET development. ...

After covering Persona and Energize in the Fun of PM.1 and Fun of PM.2 posts, it is time to focus on Enable . The concept of enabling the team has been mentioned as a side-effect in connection with leveraging and orchestrating resources, removal of impediments...

Note to self … remember the widgets and use them. news? Utkarsh Shigihalli and Tarun Arora developed a great News extension to get Visual Studio online and other news within Visual Studio. When I was sipping my 13th cup of coffee yesterday, I clicked...

We are pleased to announce that the v1.4.2 update of the TFS Planning and DR Avoidance Guide which includes revisions based on real-world feedback. The only artefacts affected by this update is the TFS on Azure IaaS Guide pdf, and the everything zip package...

Yesterday I enjoyed listening to Hyper-V, PowerShell and other 933>| m (aka geeky) MVPs sharing their knowledge, experience and passion at the Canadian MVP Days Community Roadshow 2014 . During one of the breaks, I needed a quick reboot break and sat...

We are embarking on an exciting new project, codenamed Unicorn. And no, this project is not related to Dilbert . Until we share more project details in future posts, please peruse the books Building a Release Pipeline with Team Foundation Server and The...

If you have recently submitted an ALM Rangers solution idea on Visual Studio UserVoice , you should read on and determine if you are happy with the triage results. You can and should influence future triages! As discussed in Triage of ideas … ∆ process...

Since 2009 I have been relying on LiveWriter as my blog editor. As there have not been any updates or bug fixes for quite some time, it is time to evaluate an alternative editor … Microsoft Word seems like the logical next choice.
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From a high-altitude view, we visualize our projects as flights. Each flight is time boxed, has one or more teams (crew) working together when inflight, completes a journey, and delivers a solution idea (epic) when landing. Flights are a well-understood...